Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …
Read More »Author Angie Thomas Expects Her New Book To Get Her ‘Banned’
Angie Thomas, the author of the young adult novel The Hate U Give, has reportedly written a third book, and she promises it’s her boldest one yet. Her new work, titled Concrete Rose, is slated to be published by HarperCollins on January 21, 2021 and takes readers back to Garden …
Read More »U.S. Government Signs $450 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Contract With Johnson & Johnson
(iStock/narvikk) The Trump administration has made another move in the race to combat and stop the viral outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, around the globe. The Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) recently signed a deal for a $456 …
Read More »See Meghan Markle And Prince Harry's Final Post On Royal IG
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been slowly but surely untangling themselves from the grips of the Royal Family, and their latest move might have been the most decisive one yet when it comes to “Megxit.” The couple just made their final post to their royal Instagram account, with the …
Read More »Under the Trump Administration, Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups Have Steadily Risen
Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) The last four years have shown the Trump administration to be little more than an engine of hate. Just about every action taken by the administration has been an attack on some of our most vulnerable populations, be it immigrants, people of color or just …
Read More »Will Smith And Martin Lawrence' BTS Of 'Bad Boys For Life'
It took 17 years for the third installment of the Bad Boys franchise, Bad Boys For Life, to come to screens, and fans welcomed it to the tune of $200 million at the box office. What made the film work, according to many, is the clear on-screen chemistry between stars …
Read More »Fast Carbs Are Killing Us
The Nutrition Facts panel focuses our attention on calories, fat, sugar, and salt. It lists total carbohydrates, but does not distinguish between the fast and the slow carb varieties. Yet the processed starch of fast carbs represents a staggering percentage of the calories we consume. Think of hamburger rolls, pizza …
Read More »Cynthia Bailey Criticizes Kenya Moore For Blowing The Cover
Last July, Mike Hill proposed to Cynthia Bailey with a dazzling $85K engagement ring during the grand opening of her new business, The Bailey Wine Cellar. And while the moment was magical for everyone in attendance, it could’ve been potentially more surprising. Looking back at the moments surrounding the engagement …
Read More »Rihanna Just Gave A Detailed Update On New Music
It’s been four years since Rihanna dropped her last album (2016’s ANTI), and her fans have all but given up hope that she’ll bless us with new music anytime soon. After months of trolling anyone who dared ask her for a timeline, Rih finally gave some concrete answers about the …
Read More »Stephon Marbury Working to Deliver 10 Million Masks from China to New York City Health Workers
Photo: Lintao Zhang (Getty Images) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been met with a mixed response from government officials on both the state and federal level. This has resulted in aid coming from unlikely places. According to CBS News, former NBA player Stephon Marbury is working on getting 10 million …
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